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| - Long wait tonight around 5:50pm, even with the snow and the early time. We had to wait around half an hour for a three person table. We were told to either wait outside or wait at Chatime next door.
With the buy one get one free, it's a good deal. It runs to less than $10/person after tax and tips if you don't order anything but one pot or one noodle per person. However, that special ended today, so I doubt I'll be desperate to come back.
The food is good, but it's not a steal for what you're paying at regular price ($9.99+ for noodles, and $12.99+ for hot pots). My noodles were a decent portion for me, but the portions here are definitely not big. Their tomato soup is not as sweet or as savory as I'd like. Very tomato-y though. Their hot pots come with a shrimp that's pretty good. Dipping sauce-wise, their garlic in oil is very garlicky, which is good. Chili oil is at the table, for those of you who don't want to use one of your two free hot pot sauces on chili oil.
Um...Oh. It's quite cramped in here. When they separate all the tables (like a four person table becomes two separate two person tables), there might not be enough space to walk between tables. That's no fun. They might grab an extra chair from your table without warning too, if there is one. They also need more servers for the kind of service they're providing. It was not the easiest flagging down a server tonight, although when we did have a server, they were fairly attentive.
If I want noodles with a whole ton of toppings, I'd rather go to A Xiang or Primary Taste. Bigger portions. Cheaper prices.
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